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1140158

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Lincolnshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has plans for devolution in Greater Lincolnshire.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	912083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government agreed a devolution deal for Greater Lincolnshire in March 2016 but it was not subsequently agreed by two of the ten local councils. I met with leaders last year to discuss their ambitions for devolution and invited them to develop further proposals.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/07/2019 11:20:53 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1140222

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people refused emergency housing each night in (a) Greater London, (b) the London Borough of Lambeth and (c) England in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	279007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>MHCLG does not collect this information. MHCLG publishes experimental statistics on statutory homelessness reflecting local authorities’ duties towards homeless people. This collection does not include information on individuals not helped by the local authority.</p><p>This year through the Rough Sleeping Initiative, MHCLG have provided a total of £46 million funding to 264 local authorities, including Lambeth, and a number of London boroughs, in order to support people off the streets in their areas. This will be used to provide 2,600 beds for rough sleepers and 750 outreach and specialist staff.</p><p>The Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy. This sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/07/2019 11:34:34 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1140226

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Tenancy Transfers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his Department’s most recent estimate is for the proportion of housing transfer requests that are motivated out of (a) crime and (b) fear of violence in (i) the UK, (ii) Greater London and (iii) the London Borough of Lambeth.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	279010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department publishes national statistics on new social housing lettings in England.</p><p> </p><p>Of the new social housing lettings that were provided to tenants whose previous tenancy was also in the social sector, 4.6 per cent gave b) fear of violence (including domestic abuse, hate crime and racial harassment) as the reason for moving in England in 2017/18. Separate figures for crime are not available. Figures for Greater London and Lambeth are given below.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics are taken from the Continuous Recording of Social Lettings system available here</p><p><em> <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Frents-lettings-and-tenancies&amp;data=02%7C01%7CBegona.Vilaplana%40communities.gov.uk%7C5616e36401b04811463b08d70e8f1211%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636993879950354297&amp;sdata=glA%2FQYUQB6P%2BIcnpU3UDSy4JtpIcuhKXxFxCaqHlxKA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/rents-lettings-and-tenancies<br> <br></a></em></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Moving due to fear of violence(1)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Moving from social housing tenancy</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lambeth</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(1) Includes Domestic Abuse, Hate Crime and Racial Harassment Source: CORE Social Housing Lettings 2017/18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/07/2019 15:22:24 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1140236

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average waiting time for the completion of disabled facilities grants in (a) each district council and (b) every unitary authority area in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	279143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the average waiting time for the completion of Disabled Facilities Grants for each district council or every unitary area in each of the last ten years.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/07/2019 11:33:11 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1140288

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 July 2019, HCWS1757 on Building safety update, whether building owners should ensure that High Pressure Laminate panels of a European classification of Class C or D or European classification of Class B when combined with combustible insulation should be removed from buildings.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	279063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Independent Expert Advisory Panel issued on 18 July 2019 an advice note with regards to the use of High Pressure Laminate (HPL) Panels which is available at</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/818184/Advice_note_on_use_of_HPL_panels_in_external_wall_systems.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/818184/Advice_note_on_use_of_HPL_panels_in_external_wall_systems.pdf</a></p><p>This advice note is clear that where materials achieving European classification of Class C or D or European classification of Class B when combined with combustible insulation are identified building owners should follow the advice in advice note 14. <br> <br> The Expert Panel first issued Advice Note 14, in December 2017 and updated it in December 2018. This advice notes provides information to building owners with regards to external wall systems that do not incorporate Aluminium Composite Material (ACM). This advice notes has made it clear since its publication that where a system used on a building has not achieved a BS8414/BR135 classification building owners should seek immediate professional advice and consider remediation measures. The Expert panel has always been unequivocal that the clearest way to ensure safety is to remove unsafe materials. The Expert Panel continues to support this advice. Advice note 14 is available at</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/765761/Expert_Panel_advice_note_on_non-ACM.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/765761/Expert_Panel_advice_note_on_non-ACM.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/07/2019 15:19:41 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1140351

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax Reduction Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of how the changes to the rules on social security entitlements for mixed aged couples will affect local authority council tax reduction schemes given the protected status of pensioners in such schemes.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	279147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>My Department has informed local authorities that it will ensure consistency in the treatment of mixed age couples between local council tax reduction schemes and the wider benefits system from 1 April 2020. Council tax reduction schemes operating in the current financial year should continue to treat persons as pensioners or not pensioners according to definitions set out in existing regulations.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 23/07/2019 14:22:46 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1140355

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ground Rent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to cap ground rents for existing leaseholders.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	279125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government understands the difficulties and frustrations of some existing leaseholders who are unhappy about the amount of ground rent they are required to pay and feel their leases should be changed. There are no current plans to legislate in this area.</p><p>To address the problem of doubling ground rents on existing leases, the Government has encouraged industry to fix the problem they created. We announced a ‘Public Pledge for Leaseholders’ on 28 March 2019, now signed by over 60 leading property developers, freeholders and managing agents.</p><p>This contains a commitment for freeholders to identify any existing leases within their portfolio which contain ground rents that double more frequently than every 20 years. They have also committed to contact the relevant leaseholders and offer to vary their leases.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/07/2019 11:35:06 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1140359

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ground Rent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what impact assessments the Government has undertaken on capping ground rents for existing leaseholders, and what cap values were used in those assessments.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	279126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government understands the difficulties and frustrations of some existing leaseholders who are unhappy about the amount of ground rent they are required to pay and feel their leases should be changed.</p><p>There are many implications to be considered in relation to legislation which would interfere with individual contracts, for instance taking account of Article 1 Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the principle of legal certainty.</p><p>There are no current plans to legislate in this area, and so no impact assessment has been done.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/07/2019 11:35:34 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1140404

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2019 to Question 272722 on High Rise Flats: Insulation, whether the tests have started; how many tests are due to take place; and when all the tests are due to be completed.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	279140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the written ministerial statement (HCWS1533) made on 1 May 2019.</p><p>As set out in the statement the testing begun in April. The methodology has been laid in the House Library.</p><p>The materials tested include copper and zinc composite materials; aluminium honeycomb panels; high-pressure laminate panels; brick slips; and reconstituted stone. The total number of tests will be greater than the number of materials as a number of variants of each material is being tested.</p><p>A full picture of the outcomes of the tests can only be provided following a detailed analysis of all the test data. We expect this analysis to be completed in the summer and we will publish the conclusions of the programme thereafter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/07/2019 15:20:44 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones